Mayor Vince Lago takes another loss at City Hall
In what can arguably be seen as a referendum on Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago, voters in the City Beautiful clearly and soundly rejected the proposed annexation of Little Gables in a non-binding question on Tuesday’s ballot that is meant to take the citizens’ pulse on the issue.
And the citizens’ pulse indicates that the annexation issue is dead.
The city of Coral Gables commission is playing chicken with the budget. At stake: Millions of taxpayer dollars.
A standoff became clear during the second budget workshop Wednesday and it doesn’t look like it’s going to end well — with a potential $10 million cut in services (and taxes) if commissioners can’t make up their minds by Aug. 4.
The Coral Gables commission on Tuesday will consider putting a question on the ballot to establish an Inspector General in the city. The resolution on the meeting agenda is sponsored by Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson and co-sponsored by Mayor Vince Lago.
But wasn’t this already decided? Yes.
The political war in Coral Gables has just gone nuclear.
Mayor Vince Lago, who has been spiraling, having public meltdowns and is now under investigation for allegedly assaulting the city manager during a meeting earlier this week, sent his usual email newsletter Thursday — and used it to refute any wrongdoing and lash out at the manager, his colleagues, city employees and the media.
Mayor uses advisory council to push personal agenda
